Changing patterns in the etiology of acute lower limb ischemia

International Angiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-52

  Klonaris, Chris ^a,b   Georgopoulos, S ^a   Katsargyris, A ^a   Tsekouras, N ^a   Bakoyiannis, C ^a   Giannopoulos, A ^a   Bastounis, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Embolism; Endovascular surgical procedures; Etiology; Ischemia; Leg; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBOLISM; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; GREECE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTRACARDIAC THROMBOSIS; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOSIS; VASCULITIS;

AGED; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; GREECE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIA; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOSIS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VASCULITIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34249785709     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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